Continuing Education Courses
PEAK is accredited by the American Polygraph Association (APA) and recognized by many state and national associations. For more information, visit our Accreditation and Recognition section. Be sure to view our Testimonials for more examples of how training from PEAK and our Director, Ben Blalock, have benefited real examiners.
Advanced Examiner's Course
In this course, students improve their ability to prepare for and administer polygraph examinations. They will be introduced to a myriad of validated polygraph techniques, as well as procedures to reduce inconclusive results, improve test data quality, and improve their overall knowledge of polygraph as a whole. The curriculum is flexible in that the instructors accommodate to the wants and needs of the students attending.
Cost: $725.00 per attendee
Provides 40 CEH
| Dates | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| July 22 - 26, 2024 | Cape Coral, FL | |
| December 2 - 6, 2024 | Lafayette, IN | |
| March 24 - 28, 2025 | Cape Coral, FL | |
| July 21 - 25, 2025 | Cape Coral, FL | |
| December 1 - 5, 2025 | Lafayette, IN |
Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing (PCSOT) Course
The Post-Conviction Sex Offender Testing (PCSOT) Course prepares students to successfully complete the End of Course Written Examination, approved and recognized by the APA. This examination is only required for those seeking to become PCSOT certified with the American Polygraph Association (APA). The course will consist of a minimum of 40 hours of specialized instruction approved by the APA. The course will review various types of PCSOT examinations, including Instant Offense, Instant Offense Investigative, Prior Allegation, Sexual History I, Sexual History II, Maintenance, and Monitoring Examinations. The course will also include a review of the containment approach, victimology, deviant behavior and treatment for sex offenses, the APA's model PCSOT policy, the APA's & ASTM's standards of practice pertaining to PCSOT testing, and proper test question construction for PCSOT testing.
Law enforcement examiners in particular benefit from this course because the specialized instruction covers a wide range of sex crimes. Whether law enforcement examiners conduct pre-employment, criminal, or internal affairs examinations, they will be prepared to properly interview and test this unique set of crimes. This course also prepares law enforcement examiners who are preparing for leadership positions in law enforcement where they might be required to supervise any or all of the following departments: polygraph, forensics, major crimes, sex crimes, field investigations, human resources and recruitment, or internal affairs programs and personnel.
The course also qualifies for continuing education credits (units) for those who are already PCSOT certified.
Cost: $725.00 per attendee
Provides 40 CEH
| Dates | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| July 15 - 19, 2024 | Cape Coral, FL | |
| March 17 - 21, 2025 | Cape Coral, FL | |
| July 14 - 18, 2025 | Cape Coral, FL |
Test Data Analysis
This course will improve your ability to analyze test data by being able to recognize evidence based scoring features. Additionally, this course will assist examiners in assigning proper values to those features, and combining those values to achieve total (and/or subtotal) scores. Decision rules will also be discussed. Finally, cutting edge tools for evaluating both the respiration and plethysmograph channels will also be discussed and demonstrated.
Cost: $150.00 per attendee
Provides 8 CEH
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